Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Instrument - Manual (Page 27)

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Sound Editing
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Selecting the multi-effect type
1.
Choose MENU g FX g MULTI-FX g TYPE.
The MULTI-FX–TYPE screen will appear.
2.
Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select MFX1–3, and use the value knob to
specify the effect type for each unit.
You can view a list of the effect types by pressing the [ENTER] button. Press [ENTER]
button once again to close the list.
MULTI-FX type list
No. Name Explanation No. Name Explanation
0 THRU The effect won’t be applied. 13 COMPRESSOR Smoothing out fluctuations in volume.
1 STEREO DELAY Repeats the sound. 14 SATURATOR
Producing a rougher tonal character and
boosting the loudness. This also cuts the
low-frequency region of the input audio.
2 SYNC DELAY
This is a delay whose delay time is
specified in terms of a note value relative
to the tempo. You can also synchronize it
to the metronome tempo.
15 FILTER
This is a filter with an extremely sharp
slope. The cutoff frequency can be varied
cyclically.
3 TAPE ECHO
Simulates a tape-type echo unit of the
past.
16 FILTER+DRIVE
Cuts the high-frequency range, and adds
distortion.
4 CHORUS
Adds spaciousness and depth to the
sound.
17 AUTO WAH
Produces a wah effect (a cyclic shift in
frequency emphasis).
5 SPACE-D
It gives no impression of modulation, but
produces a transparent chorus effect.
18 LO-FI COMPRESS
This is an effect that intentionally
degrades the sound quality for creative
purposes.
6 PHASER
A phase-shifted sound is added to the
original sound and modulated.
19 OVERDRIVE Mildly distorts the sound.
7 STEP PHASER
The phaser effect will be varied
gradually.
20 DISTORTION Intensely distorts the sound.
8 FLANGER
It produces a metallic resonance that
rises and falls like a jet airplane taking off
or landing.
21 BIT CRUSH Produces an extreme lo-fi effect.
9 STEP FLANGER
This is a flanger in which the flanger
pitch changes in steps.
22 ISOLATOR
Creating unique effects by cutting the
volume of specific frequency regions.
10 REVERB
Adds reverberation to the sound,
simulating an acoustic space.
23 RING MOD
A ring modulator that varies the
modulated frequency in a stepwise
manner.
11 LONG REVERB This is a very rich sounding reverb. 24 PITCH SHIFT Shifts the pitch of the original sound.
12 EQUALIZER Adjusts the tonal character. 25 AUTO PAN
Cyclically modulates the stereo location
of the sound.
* For details on each type, refer to “Sound List” (PDF file).
Editing multi-effect settings
1.
Choose MENU g FX g MULTI-FX g EDIT.
The MULTI-FX–EDIT screen will appear.
2.
Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select MFX1–3.
3.
Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select a parameter, and use the value
knob to edit the value.
* For details on each parameter, refer to “Sound List” (PDF file).
MULTI-FX–TYPE screen
MULTI-FX–EDIT screen